Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Bernie Moreno

Republican on Order for Adjournment 2026-07-20

454 words · 38 sentences · 46 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 87 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Positioning 12%Claims 59%Procedure 9%The ask 8%Aside 3%Anecdote 8%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Positioning · 6 wordsThat would be the Democrat Party.Positioning Claims · 20 wordsAnd what is even more interesting about that is that phrase, Jim Crow 2.0--you know how sometimes you are like: Positioning · 11 wordsHaven’t I heard that before? And we have heard that before.Positioning Claims · 51 wordsWhen Georgia reformed its elections laws, I think 2021--I don’t know the exact date--the Democrats called it Jim Crow 2.0.¹ In fact, the Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta because they said they couldn’t support these kinds of racist actions in Georgia.² Companies boycotted Georgia because of this. Positioning · 8 wordsGeorgia was persona non grata as a State.Positioning Claims · 8 wordsBut they went forward with their elections reforms. Procedure · 5 wordsAnd what was the result?Procedure Claims · 64 wordsRecord voter turnout.³ Zero issue with anybody having voter ID. In fact, the Senators from Georgia--one of them is running right now under the very laws that he called Jim Crow 2.0, and he hasn’t given one speech in which he says that Georgia’s voter laws are anything other than common sense. Now, you remember even celebrities went out and did videos bemoaning Georgia. Positioning · 7 wordsIf that is not hypocrisy, what is?Positioning Procedure · 10 wordsBut here is how I will end for my colleagues: ProcedureThe ask · 8 wordsI think the American people deserve a debate. Procedure · 8 wordsBy the way, not just on this issue.Procedure Claims · 7 wordsI have been here for 18 months.⁴ Mr. President, Claims · 26 wordsyou have been here for exactly the same period of time. This is exactly the number of debates I have seen in this Chamber: zero--zero debates. Aside · 13 wordsI think most Americans--I think you and I are probably shocked by that.Aside Anecdote · 24 wordsBecause when you and I were running for office, we are like: We are going to get ready. We are going in to debate.Anecdote Claims · 4 wordsWe don’t do debates. Procedure · 5 wordsWe do things like this: ProcedureClaims · 9 wordsempty floor, not a single Democrat hearing the argument. Anecdote · 13 wordsI am bringing up: Hey, how about this? There is nobody to respond.Anecdote The ask · 4 wordsLet’s have a debate. Claims · 78 wordsWhen 80-plus percent of the American people support a piece of legislation, it boggles the imagination of how the U.S. Senate can’t, at a minimum, debate the issue. So to my colleagues, my Democrat side, we don’t need to get rid of the filibuster--just like you wanted to, by the way. The Democrats wanted to get rid of the filibuster to pass the For the People Act, by the way.⁵ Thanks to Manchin and Sinema, that didn’t happen.⁶ Procedure · 7 wordsBut we don’t have to do that.Procedure The ask · 23 wordsLet’s have a debate. Come out here point by point and explain to the American people why you feel the way you do. Procedure · 8 wordsI don’t want to speak for anybody else, ProcedurePositioning · 24 wordsbut I can tell you the Republicans are ready for that debate. We look forward to that debate. The American people deserve that debate.Positioning The ask · 3 wordsLet’s do it.

At a glance

Lost points for
Reasons givenThis statement drew 3 conclusions and gave a reason for each one.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 62

21 of 21 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “That would be the Democrat Party.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Haven’t I heard that before?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “And we have heard that before.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Georgia was persona non grata as a State.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “And what was the result?”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “If that is not hypocrisy, what is?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “But here is how I will end for my colleagues:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “By the way, not just on this issue.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I think most Americans--I think you and I are probably shocked by that.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “Because when you and I were running for office, we are like:”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “We are going to get ready.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “We are going in to debate.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “We do things like this:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I am bringing up:”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “Hey, how about this?”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “There is nobody to respond.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “But we don’t have to do that.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I don’t want to speak for anybody else,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “but I can tell you the Republicans are ready for that debate.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “We look forward to that debate.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The American people deserve that debate.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Reasoning · 100

0 of 21 deductions are Reasoning

Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.

Nothing lost points.

Conclusions found · 3

Conclusion“I think the American people deserve a debate.”

BecauseGiven in the same sentence

Reason given
Conclusion“Let’s have a debate.”

Because“When 80-plus percent of the American people support a piece of legislation, it boggles the imagination of how the U.S. Senate can’t, at a minimum, debate the issue.”

Reason given
Conclusion“Let’s do it.”

Because“Let’s have a debate.”

“but I can tell you the Republicans are ready for that debate.”

“We look forward to that debate.”

“The American people deserve that debate.”

Reason given

Respect · no score

Not checked: graded before this measurement existed. Excluded from the average.

Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

Clarity · 100

0 of 21 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Nothing lost points.

Claims · 6

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

1“When Georgia reformed its elections laws, I think 2021”Georgia reformed its election laws in 2021.search
2“the Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta”Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game out of Atlanta in 2021.search
3“Record voter turnout”Georgia saw record voter turnout following its 2021 election law reforms.search
4“I have been here for 18 months”Bernie Moreno had served in the Senate for 18 months as of this speech.search
5“The Democrats wanted to get rid of the filibuster to pass the For the People Act”Democrats sought to eliminate the filibuster in order to pass the For the People Act.search
6“Thanks to Manchin and Sinema, that didn’t happen”Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema opposed ending the filibuster, which blocked the change and the For the People Act.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-16